Nominations open for e-Swabhimani 2010
Nominations are open for e-Swabhimani 2010 aimed at recognizing excellence in digital content creation. The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) has invited nominations from individuals and organisations that have developed creative content and practices using ICT making the benefits of ICT accrue to the people. The nominations which were open from mid-July is scheduled close on August 15th.
A top benefit from e-Swabhimani the award organised by the e-Society Programme of ICTA for best creative content and practices using ICT in 11 categories is that it will give international, regional and local recognition. It will constitute the natural pre-selection for the World Summit Awards and all nominations for e-Swabhimani 2010 will be automatically considered for the WSA 2011. All shortlisted nominations will be submitted to the Manthan Award South Asia and other regional awards. It will provide opportunities for networking and creating business alliances and collaborations. It will also be a platform for benchmarking products and services. It will also provide exposure to investment opportunities and investors.
The e-Swabhimani winners will receive the e-Swabhimani trophy, publicity in the national media, exclusive rights for using the award logo on personal stationery and products. Their products will also be showcased at all local and regional events, promoted offline and online and featured in the e-Swabhimani booklet.
The 11 award categories referred to above are:
(1) e-Business and Commerce
(2) e-Culture and Entertainment
(3) e-Learning and Education
(4) e-Enterprise and Livelihood
(5) e-Science and Environment
(6) e-Governance
(7) e-Health
(8) e-Inclusion
(9) e-Localisation
(10) e-News
(11) M-Content
For more information please access http://www.eswabhimani.lk
The creations submitted for e-Swabhimani 2010 will be judged by a jury comprising local and international experts. Last year, at the first e-Swabhimani Award 28 Sri Lankan developers received awards out of 200 submissions involving contents and software.
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